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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 April 1938, Page 3

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ARBITRATION \By Telegraph—Press Association). WELLINGTON, Last Night. The second Court of Arbitration to-day delivered judgment in the dispute between thd Wellington Plasterers'’ Industrial Union of Workers am) employers in the Wellington district. The award provides that 40 hours shad constitute an ordinary week’s work, eight hours to be worked on five days of each week between the hours of 8 a.in. and 5 p.m. The minimum rate of pay for all journeymen plasterers shad be 2s 10.}d an hour. Two classes of workers only shall be recognised, journeymen and apprentices. On all outside jobs the worker responsible for carrying out the work and who gives instructions to other workers shall be paid not less than Is a day in addition. All ivork in excess of 40 hours shall be considered overtime and shall be paid for at the rate of time and a-half for the first four hours, and double time thereafter.

The employers shall endeavour to restrict overtime work if there are any members of the union out of work and available at the time and the union shall on request supply any labour that may be available. The award provides that the employer shall convey the worker free of charge or pay his fart to and from country work but once only during the continuance of the work. Journeymen employed upon country work are to be paid an additional 5s 2d a day for six days a week but the employer may instead provide them with suitable board and lodging at his own expense. Piecework is prohibited and no work shali be sub-let on a labour only basis. The award takes effect from April 1, 1938, and will continue until February 7, 1939.